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China: White Tiger Attempts Sneak on Zoo Visitor in Beijing

On April 17, 2023, in Beijing, located in northern China, a man stood with his back to a white tiger while eating an ice cream roll at the zoo. The tiger moved closer step by step, creating tension among onlookers. Suddenly, the tiger leapt forward, crashing against the glass partition with force. The visitor remained calm as the barrier kept him safe. The realistic moment shocked viewers and highlighted how strong the animal appeared behind the glass.

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China: Dog Refuses to Board Cable Car at Laojun Mountain Scenic Area

A video captured a funny scene at Laojun Mountain Scenic Area in Luoyang, Henan, on April 6, 2023. As the owner tried to pull the dog into a cable car, it resisted strongly, forcing the owner to carry it inside by force.

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Shogi played with human pieces

Professional shogi player Momoko Kato (top) gives instructions as a shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 15, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from Kato and another shogi pro, Miran Nohara.

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Shogi played with human pieces

Professional shogi player Miran Nohara gives instructions as a shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 15, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from Nohara and another shogi pro, Momoko Kato.

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Uudet kansanedustajat

MP of Social Democratic Party of Finland Eemeli Peltonen, elected in the spring 2023 elections, in Parliament in Helsinki, Finland on April 11, 2023. Peltonen, 30, died at Finland's Parliament House on Tuesday, according to sources. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Uudet kansanedustajat

MP of Social Democratic Party of Finland Eemeli Peltonen, elected in the spring 2023 elections, in Parliament in Helsinki, Finland on April 11, 2023. Peltonen, 30, died at Finland's Parliament House on Tuesday, according to sources. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Japanese tea ceremony master dies

File photo taken in April 2023 shows Sen Genshitsu, a former grand master of the Urasenke Japanese tea ceremony school, giving a lecture in Osaka, western Japan. He died on Aug. 14, 2025, at age 102.

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JONATAN ETZLER

Swedish director Jonatan Etzler photographed in Stockholm, Sweden, April 18, 2023.Photo: Magnus Wennman / Aftonbladet / TT code 4516

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JONATAN ETZLER

Swedish director Jonatan Etzler photographed in Stockholm, Sweden, April 18, 2023.Photo: Caisa Rasmussen / TT / code 12150

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JONATAN ETZLER

Swedish director Jonatan Etzler photographed in Stockholm, Sweden, April 18, 2023.Photo: Caisa Rasmussen / TT / code 12150

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees relocated from the eastern Chadian city of Tine prepare to get off a vehicle in Iridimi, Chad, June 25, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees relocated from the eastern Chadian city of Tine carry their luggage in Iridimi, Chad, June 25, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

This photo taken on June 26, 2025 shows newly arrived Sudanese refugees at the border in the eastern Chadian city of Tine. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees relocated from the eastern Chadian city of Tine, set up a makeshift tent in Iridimi, Chad, June 25, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

A family of refugees from Khartoum of Sudan register for refugee identities in the Adre refugee camp in eastern Chad, June 24, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees arrange their luggage after entering the eastern Chadian city of Tine in Chad, June 26, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees wait for registration at the register site after entering the eastern Chadian city of Tine in Chad, June 26, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees relocated from the eastern Chadian city of Tine collect water in Iridimi, Chad, June 25, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees enter Chad via Adre crossing in Adre, Chad, June 24, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees wait in line for supply distribution at a register station in Adre, Chad, June 25, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

This photo taken on June 27, 2025 shows the view of a relocation site of Sudanese refugees in the eastern Chadian city of Iridimi. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

A Sudanese refugee rests in front of a makeshift tent on the outskirts of the city after entering the eastern Chadian city of Tine from North Darfur, Sudan, on June 26, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Relocated Sudanese refugees set up a makeshift tent in the eastern Chadian city of Iridimi, on June 27, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees relocated from the eastern Chadian city of Tine, set up a makeshift tent in Iridimi, Chad, June 25, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

This photo taken on June 27, 2025 shows the view of a relocation site of Sudanese refugees in the eastern Chadian city of Iridimi. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees relocated from the eastern Chadian city of Tine, set up a makeshift tent in Iridimi, Chad, June 25, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees relocated from the eastern Chadian city of Tine, scramble to collect water in Iridimi, Chad, June 25, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees rest under a makeshift tent on the outskirts of the city after entering the eastern Chadian city of Tine from North Darfur, Sudan, on June 26, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees wait to board a relocation truck commuting from the eastern Chadian city of Tine to Iridimi, on June 26, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees wait for registration at the UNHCR register site after entering the eastern Chadian city of Tine from North Darfur, Sudan, on June 26, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees board a relocation truck commuting from the eastern Chadian city of Tine to Iridimi, on Juen 26, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

This photo taken on June 26, 2025 shows newly arrived Sudanese refugees at the border in the eastern Chadian city of Tine. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees arrive at a registration site after entering the eastern Chadian city of Tine from North Darfur, Sudan, on June 26, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

A Sudanese refugee relocated from the eastern Chadian city of Tine, carries the luggage in Iridimi, Chad, June 25, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

A Sudanese refugee boards a relocation truck commuting from the eastern Chadian city of Tine to Iridimi, on June 26, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees set up makeshift tents on the outskirts of the city after entering the eastern Chadian city of Tine from North Darfur, Sudan, on June 26, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

This photo taken on June 26, 2025 shows the relocation truck for Sudanese refugees commuting from the eastern Chadian city of Tine to Iridimi. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

Sudanese refugees wait for departure inside a relocation truck commuting from the eastern Chadian city of Tine to Iridimi, on June 26, 2025. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese Refugee Relocation - Chad

This photo taken on June 26, 2025 shows newly arrived Sudanese refugees at the border in the eastern Chadian city of Tine. According to the United Nations, one in three Sudanese have been displaced. Of those, 3.8 million have crossed into neighboring countries, primarily Egypt, Chad, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan. Sudan has been locked in a brutal war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes. Photo by Wang Guansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More than 844,000 Sudanese Refugees Have Fled to Chad

(250627) -- ADRE, June 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A Sudanese refugee registers in Adre, Chad, on June 25, 2025. According to the statistic figures released by the UN earlier in June, more than 844,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad after war broke out in Sudan in April 2023. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More than 844,000 Sudanese Refugees Have Fled to Chad

(250627) -- ADRE, June 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A Sudanese refugee fetches water in Adre, Chad, on June 24, 2025. According to the statistic figures released by the UN earlier in June, more than 844,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad after war broke out in Sudan in April 2023. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More than 844,000 Sudanese Refugees Have Fled to Chad

(250627) -- ADRE, June 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese refugees enter Chad via Adre crossing in Adre, Chad, on June 24, 2025. According to the statistic figures released by the UN earlier in June, more than 844,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad after war broke out in Sudan in April 2023. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More than 844,000 Sudanese Refugees Have Fled to Chad

(250627) -- ADRE, June 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A doctor vaccinates a Sudanese child at a clinic in Adre, Chad, on June 25, 2025. According to the statistic figures released by the UN earlier in June, more than 844,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad after war broke out in Sudan in April 2023. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More than 844,000 Sudanese Refugees Have Fled to Chad

(250627) -- ADRE, June 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese refugees carry the food distributed at a register station in Adre, Chad, on June 25, 2025. According to the statistic figures released by the UN earlier in June, more than 844,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad after war broke out in Sudan in April 2023. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More than 844,000 Sudanese Refugees Have Fled to Chad

(250627) -- ADRE, June 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese refugees wait for registration in Adre, Chad, on June 25, 2025. According to the statistic figures released by the UN earlier in June, more than 844,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad after war broke out in Sudan in April 2023. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More than 844,000 Sudanese Refugees Have Fled to Chad

(250627) -- ADRE, June 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A doctor measures the arm circumference of a child at a clinic in Adre, Chad, on June 25, 2025. According to the statistic figures released by the UN earlier in June, more than 844,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad after war broke out in Sudan in April 2023. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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More than 844,000 Sudanese Refugees Have Fled to Chad

(250627) -- ADRE, June 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese refugees wait for food distribution at a register station in Adre, Chad, on June 25, 2025. According to the statistic figures released by the UN earlier in June, more than 844,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad after war broke out in Sudan in April 2023. Photo by Xinhua/Wang Guansen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

Pope Francis is praying in the chapel Paolina of the basilica Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major) in front of the Marian icon ‘Salus Populi Romani’ on April 1, 2023 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

File photo - Pope Francis is praying in the chapel Paolina of the basilica Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major) in front of the Marian icon ‘Salus Populi Romani’ on April 1, 2023 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM